snowflakes before santa's big arrival. >> six in a row. the redskins beat the eagles for a chance at the nfc title. we have highlights and important information for ticketholders before next week's game. >> later the season for procrastination. the last minute shopping rush is officially underway. fox 5 morning news continues right now.

straight up 6:00 on december 24th. taking a live look outside. you can see the cathedral there, the washington monument. nice and clear. it's monday, christmas eve. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. tucker barnes is here to bring us gifts weather-wise or maybe not. cold or gifts. >> you want the cold. >> no, i mean coal. >> like coal. >> i was trying to tie it altogether. >> i don't bring coal to anybody. i can't do it. >> that was a bad connection. >> i thought you said cold. >> i did, too. >> i will leave it alone. >> let's do the weather. if you are out doing last minute shopping here, it's not going to be a beautiful day. we have clouds on the increase. eventually showers in here and it could start at the onset as a little period of mix, wintry

mix. by that i mean a few snowflakes, maybe a few ice pellets. some of the sleet that we see this time of year as the system moves in. the timing on this very small wintry event will be 1:00, 2:00. >> there is the radar. you can see the activity in the carolinas, pushing to southwest virginia. we are several hours away before any rain shower activity arrives. temperatures are cold enough for winter weather right now. 33 at reagan national. cold chunk of air across the northeastern corridor here. 25 up in binghamton. 26 this morning in pittsburgh. 28 in detroit. here is the forecast today. generally just going to be rain showers. we will get a push of warm air ahead of the precip. that will push temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. the further north and west, temperatures are hanging out above freezing in places like fredricks, martinsburg,

winchester. you could see an icy mix. most will see a transition of light rain. it should be out of here quickly tonight and back in the sunshine for christmas day. i will have more details in a minute. >> thank you, tucker. time to check in with traffic and hello, new man. >> good morning, wisdom. how redundant is that. woodrow wilson bridge, light volume. with schools closed, federal government closed, that would account for most of the volume at this hour. h.o.v. restrictions are lifted in virginia and maryland as are parking meters, enforcement in the district, maryland. in arlington they are enforcing parking meters. watch out for tickets over there. checking out the beltway over by route 7 no problems there. we will head over to maryland, montgomery county down 270, light volume in gaithersburg to the split. that's a look at your fox 5 on-

time traffic. the state of the skins is looking better after the sixth win in a row. >> the win in philly sets up a show down with the dallas cowboys. here is how it happened. the eagles scored first with a touchdown pass but then the skins defense stepped up. on the offensive side they took over the game. robert griffin, iii threw two touchdown passes and alfred morris ran for another. coach shanahan talked about the turn around after starting 3-6. >> we did good things in the first half of the season but couldn't put teams away. we had the running game going but didn't take it to the next level with the receivers. i i think that has been the biggest difference is how the receivers have performed. >> the skins-cowboys game at

fedex next sunday will decide the eastern division. kick off 8:20 p.m. a loss and the skins can get in as a wild card. dave ross will explain those scenarios in about 30 minutes. our big story, last minute holiday shopping. if you haven't finished your christmas list, today is your last chance. many stores are trying to cash in on the last minute shoppers with megadeals and extended hours. fox 5's sherri ly is live with the details. good morning, sherri. >> reporter: good morning, tyson center just opened at 6:00 this morning. most of the stores are still closed. macy's is open. it has been open for 24 hours since the weekend. i better head over there. wait a minute, i have to finish here first. other stores will open at 8:00 and the rest at 10:00 this morning. a lot of the stores are offering great deals. we have seen deals throughout the mall, 50, 60% off. some buy one get one.

there are deep discounts as the stores make up for a weak holiday season. stores got off to a weak start. sales could surpass black friday. half of all consumers still had shopping to do. a number of stores are extending hours staying open around the clock. some are open late tonight to drum up business. so far sales have been disappointing. analysts say the number of shoppers over the weekend was on par with last year. they seem to be spending less. shopper track, a retail tracking firm downgraded its holiday forecast on friday. it had projected sales to grow 3.3% but dropped it to 2 1/2 percent now. analysts say the weak economy and worries about job growth are likely to blame for americans spending less. but, hey, if you are a procrastinator, a last minute shopper here, you will have company out there, not only with the people who still have

shopping to do but, get this, the national retail federation says about 4% of people don't even start their shopping until the last two weeks before christmas. they have great deals if you want to head out. that's the latest here. back to you. >> i believe it. last two weeks of shopping. that is all of us in the studio. >> all right. thanks, sherri. just over seven days and counting until we reach the fiscal cliff. no official talks are scheduled and lawmakers have left d.c. for the holiday break. president obama is in hawaii but may return early to resume negotiations. taxes for all americans will go up if a deal is not reached by january 1st. the main sticking points are tax hikes and spending cuts. we are learning more about the dui arrest of a u.s. senator. mike crawl crapo was pulled over in alexandria. an officer said he saw him run a red light.

police say he registered a blood alcohol level of .11. the legal limit in virginia is .08. the senator was released on bond about four hours later. the senator released a statement sunday saying i am deeply sorry. i made a mistake for which i apologize to my family, my idaho constituents and any others who have put their trust in me. he is due in court january 4th. heading home for the holidays. nasty weather out west makes the journey longer for some people. we will take a look at mother nature. ♪

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church leaders in newton, connecticut are getting standing ovation for helping the community cope with the recent school shooting. >> it happened in a number of churches over the weekend. there is no let up in the gun control debate since the massacre. the nra has been making the media rounds since friday. the gun lobbying group related -- said they are against any new gun control regulation. advocates hit the pavement for a candlelight vigil against gun violence. antigun protestors marched across the brooklyn bridge. demonstrators started on the manhattan and brooklyn sides meeting in the middle. they read the names of the 26 victims of the massacre. coming up later, the story of a special fourth grader who knows the true meaning of christmas even though she doesn't celebrate the holiday. >> what to expect if you are one of those last minute

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people who waited until the last minute to head home for the holidays got stuck in this in nevada. snow showers hit reno and carson city making a difficult holiday commute more challenging. the storm closed a major highway between nevada and california. more snow is expected to pass through the area today. >> that is near the skiing in lake tahoe. they are used to getting snow there. >> stuck in a car, in the commute. >> i was stuck near truckee one time for ten hours. >> you were. >> yeah, when i was in college. >> oh, my gosh. >> tucker has all kinds of funny stories from his college

days. >> it was funny. it was kind of a party atmosphere. >> were you in the car by yourself. >> two others. >> women? >> one. >> now the story gets more interesting. but we don't have time for that. >> i'm just saying -- >> i'm saying if you are stuck in a car for ten hours and you had fun, i'm putting two and two together. >> i will tell you about it later. >> get to the forecast. >> wisdom is getting -- quite the imagination. stormy pattern. we haven't had a lot going on. things will get active around here for the next seven days or so. we were looking at three different possibilities of storminess starting with today. 33 in washington. annapolis, holding on to 40. you are the out liar. 30 leonardtown. most of the area at or below freezing including 20s north and west of town. 27 in winchester.

23 in culpeper. plenty of cold here. cold air is setting the stage for our storminess later on today. most of this action, the storm's energy understanding will stay to the west. as it stays to the west, it will push the warmer air in the washington area. we are not talking about a major storm system. this particular storm doesn't have any real moisture to tap into. so, precipitation totals should be fairly light. we will be cloudy. by 1:00, 2:00 today we will see showers move in. at the onset, particularly west and north of the city, you saw those cold temperatures early this morning, you will be slow to warm up. could you see a mix, a wintry mix of a few snowflakes and sleet out there as the whole system moves through. be ready for that possibility. we are not expecting travel difficulties today. this will be a quick mover. it should be out of here by early evening. cloudy skies, a little sleet changing to showers. winds north and west.

a cool afternoon. early showers then becoming cold overnight as we clear out. the active seven-day forecast. christmas day looks fantastic. mid- to upper-40s with sunshine. wednesday we cloud up again. better chance of a mix to rain. we could get a wintry mix to rain wednesday then we could do it saturday. saturday looks impressive as far as a winter event. hope you were taking notes. let's do traffic. jeff has the latest. >> good morning, tucker. we will start in virginia heading northbound up from the aqua quan. restrictions are in effect in virginia and maryland, h.o.v. restrictions. light volume on route 4. schools are closed throughout the area. here is the other side of the beltway on the approach to the legion bridge equally as empty. if i had shots of parking lots around the malls that might be

more appropriate. but i do not. vra is not running but metro is running on a regular weekday schedule. d.c. and maryland not enforcing meters, residential parking rules or restrictions. that is a look at your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> jeff, thank you. as jeff mentioned for anyone that has to work today, metro will operate on a normal weekday schedule. tomorrow, christmas day, trains and buses will run on a sunday schedule. that means they begin running at 7:00 a.m. with the rail system closing at midnight. a warning for drivers heading back to work next year. you will pay more for a trip on the dulles toll road. wtop radio reports tolls will increase 25 cents to a dollar seventy five beginning january 1st. tolls at the on and off ramps will increase by a quarter to one dollar. the money will be spends on the dulles metro rail project. up next, we go live to fox business network in new york

for a look at why you could be getting charged more for shopping around online. that's interesting. interestin

welcome back. in business beat, paying more by shopping around online? how some stores are using your internet search history to overcharge you. first a check of the markets. we are live in new york with the business week. good morning, lauren. >> reporter: good morning, sarah. >> what can we expect this week for the markets? >> well, nothing is happening today. the market closes three hours early and it's closed tomorrow for christmas. so, we will have very light volume. having said that, maybe things will pick up wednesday,

thursday and friday if traders come back to work. friday was a huge volume day, believe it or not. it was the highest and heaviest volume in six months. the dow was off 121 points. it's the end of the year. we will have last minute rebalancing of portfolios and it's like everything else, trying to get through to january 1st. >> that is so true. >> this next story really surprised me. i had no idea that apparently there is a form of online price discrimination that is going on. tell us about this? >> yeah. i just want to point out that it's anectdotal evidence. "the wall street journal" did incredible digging. they found that items like a staple from staples or certain electric wiring from home depot costs different prices in different markets. a few cents here and there. the reasons are varied but the

most obvious was location. retailers like discover financial services, home depot, staples and rosetta stone, they charge more when someone living in a certain zip code lives nearby to a competitor store -- they will charge less because they want you to buy from them. they will charge more if you are in a rural area or smaller area where a competitor is further away. they track some of your browsing to see the kind of things you look for. target prices that way as well. so, it's anectdotal but they are making connections here and there. >> interesting. i'm sure we will find out more about that as we are around the holidays. people wonder did i get a good deal on that sweater that i got for somebody. it makes you wonder a little bit. >> thanks, lauren. >> especially when you think the internet levels the playing field, tran pattern see is not necessarily the case. >> make shoppers smarter. >> thank you. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you as well. still ahead in the next

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welcome back. 6:30 on this christmas eve. >> big day. last minute shopping. santa arrives later tonight. the forecast looks okay. by okay we have a lot of clouds in the forecast. we get a period of -- and i wish it were going to be plain old snow. wouldn't that be great? if you are north and west you may see a few snowflakes. for the most part unfortunately

it will be a light misty rain this afternoon. 33 right now in town. 25 out at dulles. 28 bwi marshall. the further north and west the better chance of a wintry mix at the onset of this system. just getting its act together south and west in portions of southwestern virginia, eastern kentucky, you can see the green at the bottom of your screen. that will be moving in during the course of the day. the system is a weak one. the area of low pressure will stay to the west. warmer air across the region. not only at the surface but as you get up in the atmosphere, temperatures will warm. that's why we are thinking primarily a rain event, starting 1:00, 2:00. the whole thing wrapping up at 7:00, 8:00 tonight. we are hoping for better but there you go. a couple of sleet pellets, shower activity getting its act together by noon. showers later this afternoon. the whole thing will wind down early this evening. highs about 40. if you are north and west you may see the sleet pellets last

longer. you may see more snowflakes. we are not expecting travel difficulties locally today. >> that's good. we will keep an eye on later in the week. >> thanks, tucker. >> traffic time? with schools closed throughout the area, federal government closed but there are shoppers out there and folks working. taking a look at 270 run down from hyattstown past gaithersburg and rockville to the split at the belts way, main and local lanes are getting populated but running at speed. over to virginia, northbound traveling up from stafford county hov lanes are open in the northbound direction by restrictions are in effect maryland and virginia. not a problem getting to and through springfield mixing bowl. over to alexandria and the approach to the wilson bridge, no problems there with very light volume. metro running a regular weekday service. vre not running at all. fairfax connector buses are running on a regular weekday

schedule. that's a look at your fox 5 on- time traffic. christmas is one day away. >> retailers are hoping to cash in after what experts say are lower than predicted holiday sales. many stores are extending hours and offering bargain deals. sherri ly is live at tyson corners with a look at the last minute vails. i see the guys hovering around in the background. >> reporter: no better time like the present to get the holiday shopping done guys and gals who might be procrastinating. i think santa needs a few stocking stuffers. there are a lot of deals out here. we have sunglasses. bright and sunny in the wintertime. 60% off. macy's is open. like a lot of stores, they began to stay open 24 hours around the clock this weekend trying to drum up business.

and a lot of stores will stay open late for the last minute shoppers. the holiday season kicked off earlier this year with black friday deals starting on thanksgiving. but that wasn't enough to keep sales on pace with projections. analysts dropped expectations because of weak numbers. those shopping last minute will find deep discounts. stores are dropping prices 50, 60 and 70% and offering freebies with purchases. about 4% of people don't even start their holiday shopping until the last two weeks before christmas. now, this year because thanksgiving was early, people had 32 shopping days between thanksgiving and christmas to get it down. stores like macy's and toys r us have been open 24 hours the past few days. with christmas eve it's now or never for shoppers. here at tysons, you can see the doors open inside at macy's. many of the stores at the mall are going to be opening up at

8:00 this morning. then the rest of them will open at 10:00 this morning, regular mall hours. over the weekend, a number of shoppers did hit the mall. this is on par with last year, but what we are hearing, they are spending less. but, hey, if you haven't done your shopping, come on out. we have a lot of bargains out here for you. some of those hot items may not be available any more. a lot of those are gone. but there is a lot to be had. that's the latest. back to you. >> all right, sherri. thank you. checking the other top stories, an american is dead in afghanistan. authorities will not say if it was another insider attack. this happened early this morning outside of police headquarters in kabul. investigators say an afghan police woman opened fire on a u.s. contractor but they have not said if the shooting was accidental or intentional. still no word on the victim's identity. support for folks in newtown, connecticut continues to pour in from all over the

country. communities in georgia organize a teddy bear drive to collect stuffed animals. they are asking people to light a canned until front of their home on christmas eve and some folks in maryland cut out snowflakes for decorations for sandy hook students. over seven days and counting until we reach the fiscal cliff. no official talks are scheduled yet. lawmakers left d.c. for the holiday break. president obama is in haii but may return early to resume negotiations. taxes for all americans will go up if a deal is not reached by january 1st. the main sticking points are still tax hikes and spending cuts. wisdom? all right, sarah. the only thing to talk about right now is the washington redskins. >> how about the first place washington redskins. >> they can clean it up. >> alone in first place after

16 weeks. >> unbelievable. >> if they are still alone in first place after 17 weeks they are hosting a play-off game. >> that is unbelievable. how did they get there? let's take a look at the highlights taking on the philadelphia eagles. flying -- >> flying to the ground. >> he falls there. there is the fumble. another mike shanahan draft pick picks up the loose ball. he is going the other way. he got the thing turned around. the defense stepped up big. london fletcher seems to make a big play each and every week. >> is he color blind. >> the ball was tipped. >> he hit him in the chest. >> the ball was tipped. >> joshua morgan on the receiving team -- you don't know where it will go, wisdom. lorenzo alexander said, dave,

we have to do it again. he will be on tomorrow, christmas day or wednesday. >> keeping it going. >> then rg3 in the bucket to santana moss. >> drop it like it's hot. >> the redskins win 27-20. they have won six games in a row. wisdom, the longest winning streak since -- >> 2007. >> 1996. >> i was close. >> 11 years off. >> i was here in '96. i don't remember it. that's how long ago it was. the team has been so bad for so long you forget the six game winning streaks. wis, let me ask you a question. you and i both said on the sunday morning show if rg3 was 100% we would start him. he was not 100%, was they if this was the rg3 you saw all week in practice would you have starred him. >> because this is the philadelphia eagles, i would

have have started him to get the rust out. >> rust? you and i have rust. he is a kid. >> you and i and everybody in this studio could line up against the philadelphia eagles and beat them. >> really? >> they are terrible. >> he had a big knee brace. you could see here he was laboring. that is not the robert griffin, iii that we are used to seeing. two carries and one was a kneel down which counts for a carry. he didn't run the ball. he was limited to being a pocket passer. it was fun when he had time. rg3 talked bit after the game. i don't want to hear about any of that. i am the quarterback of the team. >> i felt like during the game, that's why they call me quarterback. it's not abbreviated with a running quarterback before that or whatever anyone else wants to say. they call me quarterback because i lead the team. i'm supposed to throw the ball and hand off to alfred and that's what i did. >> if your theory is correct, i

hope the rust is out. >> it's out. >> i hope the brace is off. that quarterback there, he still is rg3 but can't do the same things -- the pistol is not as effective. not the same explosiveness from the offense when his knee is not 100%. >> i think they were conservative to make sure he doesn't get hurt against the sorry eagles. >> the one game you have to win, dallas in prime time next sunday night. >> it's on. >> the morning line is over. let's go to sarah. >> thanks. coming up next, how a young girl battling cancer used her christmas wish to make sure someone else's dream could come true. first another holiday greeting from our service membersover seas. >> hi, i am stationed in kabul, afghanistan. i would like to wish a happy holidays to my wife midge and

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this holiday season a special girl from virginia is making sure other's wishes come true. >> she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor come true. she will have her wish of going to paris made by the make a wish foundation. she set out on a quest to raise money for the organization with the help of macy's. the store says they will make a donation to every letter sent to santa. she far exceeded her goal of

20,000 letters. >> she realized macy would give money. in the first ten days 21,000 letter then we raised the goal to 50,000. then we got to 100,000 letters. then we stopped setting goals after that. >> macy's donated another $25,000 in gabriella's honor. her family says she has been giving even donating her hair to locks of love long before she became ill herself. >> nice young lady. >> beautiful. >> nice story. >> what is going on. >> weather wise we have a lot to talk about today and the entire week. things will get active. we have a couple of different go arounds with potential of weather. today is mostly going to be a rain event and light rain at that. north and west of town a better and better chance you may see a

few sleet pellets mixed in or snowflakes at the onset of the storminess moving in. 33 in washington. you can see most of the area has fallen -- much of the area west of town has fallen into the 20s. it's cold. 29 quantico. 29 fredricksburg. 23 manassas. 29 martinsburg and 40 in annapolis. 30 in leonardtown. most of the area is at or below freezing. d.c., reagan national below the freezing mark. plenty of cold air in place. here comes the rain shower activity and storminess. it's not terribly organized. not a lot of moisture associated with it. the area of low pressure that is responsible will ride up to the west. that means we will see warmer air wash across the area. for those of you including myself that want to see snow for christmas eve, i'm afraid it won't happen this go around as the temperatures are just going to be too warm at the surface and as you climb up in

the atmosphere, temperatures will warm into the upper 30s and 40s. now it is cold enough that particularly at the start by 1:00, 2:00 when the moisture moves in, temperatures will be marginally cold that we may see wintry mix north and west. not expecting travel issues as the precipitation will be light. but there is the possibility of a little bit of wintry mix north and west of town. notice how quickly it's moving. light moisture amounts then it's out of here by 7:00, 8:00 tonight. we will clear things out and -- christmas day will be beautiful. today cloudy skies. winds northeast 5 to 10. the high temperature of 41 is below average. cold overnight. here is an active seven-day forecast. tuesday, sunny. wednesday another chance of a wintry mix changing to rain. 44. thursday and friday look good. another chance for winter precipitation around here on

saturday. that one looks colder and the best possibility for winter for accumulating winter weather would be saturday. again, lots of question marks days away. >> that's true. >> thank you, tucker. >> tony perkins is here. >> the set looks beautiful. i'm looking at the monitor. that is fantastic. >> good morning. >> a week ago you said we would enter a more stormy period and here we are. >> hey, boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, guess what it's time for. sorry. i was stunned because -- i'm sorry. look how we load -- you record that. >> that's not on people's tvs. >> thank goodness. we are all blue. it's time for ask tony and tucker. we put our heads together weather-related or otherwise. today's question is from kennedy bartley. what is the very first and very

last stop that santa makes on christmas eve. >> excellent question. >> there is an answer to this question. >> because over the years, you know, we talk to the folks at norad, a week or so ago. god bless you. >> sorry. >> we will talk to them later today and they track santa. so, we do know where he goes first and where the last stop is. >> we don't know what time he comes to your house but we have a sense of things. >> let's go to the weather computer. let me show you what we think will be happening about santa over the next 24 hours. there is the big blue marble. where he gets his start is where it turns christmas first. so, that would be the international date line. you have to get in the western pacific and this is where he gets his start. sunshine -- the first moments of daylight, christmas day will happen this time of year near antarctica. tony and i think that santa

will likely go, we have researchers down there, there are a couple of bases-- >> there are some people down there. >> we think that is likely the first stop. he would have to get in and out quickly because daylight starts to appear early on. remember, santa has to work with the clock. this is an all day thing for him christmas eve. he has to work with the clock where darkness and light is. >> he will work up to fuji and australia and across asia. now, as you get -- we are moving faster than i wanted to. north and west of australia there, there is an island called christmas island. >> i didn't know that. >> 1400 residents. >> santa stops here and resupplies and the reindeer get a break. >> is that where he vacations on his off time? >> i don't know. >> there are plenty of

photographers to try to catch him. >> the thinking is if you see him, your best chance is there because he stops there for a period of time. >> then he continues to work west and eventually boys and girls up the eastern seaboard, santa will get in early tonight and tomorrow morning. >> and work westward. >> the last stop believe it or not would be near hawaii. >> or probably hawaii itself. >> the president and the girls will be the last people to get a visit. >> that's right. >> then he heads back up to the north pole. it's as norad explained to us, we can't understand the speed with which he does this. >> we mentioned that last week. >> there is science and magic involved. it's quite fascinating. >> we kind of come to the end of it all. >> yeah, you are right. one of the last time zones. >> with hawaii the last. >> hawaii the last. >> tony said it, norad will be

tracking him and there is a web site to go to. >> gps is great. they can track santa. >> we will talk to them during the 9:00 hour. there is their web site. they will track him a little bit later -- has he already started. >> he is fuji heading for -- >> he already started. >> wow. >> they have the number of gifts delivered. >> i don't know how they know that. >> there you go, kennedys, that's the answer. merry christmas to you. if you have a question you want answered, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. >> so exciting. >> i love it. we will see if there is excitement happening on the roadways. let's check in with jeff. >> if we were checking norad, we would see more activity than on the road. prince george's county, nothing

like looking at a sunrise in a black and white camera. light volume around the beltway in both directions. over to the wilson bridge, both directions light volume again. no accidents or incidents. as we travel over through prince george county once again, checking out what is going on. at the top side of the beltway. schools, federal government closed. h.o.v. restrictions are in effect for virginia and for maryland. that's a look at your fox on- time traffic. >> all right. the hobbit is at the top of the box office. the unexpected journey earned $36 million to stay at the number one spot for the second straight weekend. the tom cruise action filler jack reacher debuted in second place. the top three the -- what is that? i don't know what this is. this is 40. a comedy. i never heard of it. movie fans have to wait until

friday for another batch of new openings. the two opening tomorrow will probably give the hobbit a run for their money. this is monday morning. coming up next, celebrating christmas south of the border. we will show you the two special holiday traditions getting people in the spirit in central and south america. h am

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up disearly december. recreates all the events leading up to the birth of jesus starting with the annunciation of the virgin mary. and also includes more than 300 actors. the spectacular village which takes up more than 185,000 square feet draws 85,000 people a day. aqua clas was back. he was mingling with fish and opening presents under water. the man behind the suit and the aquarium's chief biologist. he dives dressed up to see the children laugh. this is the second year they have staged this special event. all right. that's it for the 6:00, send it over to tony and sarah. i'll be back. >> seems like it could be

scary. >> under water with a mask. >> yeah. he's invisible. >> thank you vh . >> coming up. still waiting to take off for your christmas destination. >> two storm systems pushing in. we have what you need to know. >> everyone is talking about the redskins. just one more win. that's all they need to make the playoffs. if they beat the cowboys, they'll do something they have not done over the decade. >> last minute holiday shoppers blocking to the local malls. there is no shortage of deals and deep discounts. fox 5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. >> this is fox 5 morning news. >> there's your live look outside. beautiful. beautiful start to the day. is that the north star we see there? >> i don't know. >> i'm sure it isn't. yoven what it is i don't n